Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-09
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, August 9.-The stock market was
heavy to weak at the opening this morning. hrs'
prices being generally from Is to p per cont. DE-
low Yesterdays final figures The market WAS
only moderately active, and the tone of the deal
ings was weak farther losses being established in
the early dealings, though some slight improve
mont was shown in most stocks during the hrsI
few minutes. The declines from best hsnres
ranged up to 9, per cent, but the market became
dull, with strong undertone and before eleven
o'clock, the early losses nearly regained. AT
eleven o'clock the market was dull and steady 10
firm st shade under opening prices. hohey
easy at 4a5
BALrIsogE Aug. 9.-Virgnia Gs consolidated
46; past.due coupons =; new IS G3l4 1o-aos
Sc bid to-day.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. August 9.-Flour con-
tinues easy, with good offerings and well assorted
stocks in first hands The Wheat markets present
nothing new the bulk OF the receipts are IN very
poor condition., and strictly prime samples are
rarely found: sales were made on Change at 3D.
go, 90 and 20 for badly damaged and very COM
mon. 10. 73, "A and 10 for ordinary to fair, and
70, &c, n, rs and so for good to prime; futures
are without new features and with narrow iluc-
tustions but are rather more favorable to buyers.
Corn is active and held at higher prices on ac-
count of the protracci drought in the Western
Corn belt. Ryc and Oats are quiet but steady
Butter is wanted. Chickens, Eggs, Potatoes and
other produce are in good supply and unchanged
BALTIMORE August 9.-Cotton dull and nomi-
nal mddling 10. Flour steady with good DE-
mapd for city mills for export. Whcat-SOuth-
orn steady /; red 7esSO; amber S0aS2; Western
higher, closing quiet No winter red spot rs pa
7Sas Sept 79%,a797s Oct SlaS1A; Dec S4a
sag Corn-Souhern firm and quiet; white ola
52lb; yellow 51a52 Western iirmcr and dull;
mixed spot 471As475s; Aug 47ai asked; Sept
47%a4St Oct 1S34a491ts. Oats firmer. with a
fairly active demand Southern and Penna 32a
81; Western white 35a3Sl2: do mixed 32a34.
Rye steady and quiet at 4Sa52. Provisions steady,
with moderate demand. Eggs firmer at u 1aa
49, Potatoes steady at 81 25a1 10: Coffee dull;
Rio cargoes ordinary to fair 1S4al9. Whiskey
quiet at 81 1la1 Is. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8, IL q. m.-Septcmber Wheat
was active and eas5 at the opening this morning
at 60 to q shade above, and now sells at 50 3-16.
Sept Corn was 1c off at opening at 4Oa, later ad-
vanced and is now quoted at Al p. Sept Oats
257s. Jan, Pork $12 G71b. Sept Lard Sc so.
New YORK, August 9-Cotton easy uplands
9 1916; Orleans 10 1-1G; futures steady. Flour
dull and weak. Wheat better Corn easier.
Pork steady at SIG. Old mess Pork steady at
SIS 25a15 75 Lard dull and casio. at Sc S21
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET. August S.-There
was fair supply of Hogs on the market this
week, though the number is some $50 less than
last week Trade in all tho yards has been quite
fair but ut decline of lsc as compared with last
Mondays figures. We quote Hogs now at Gl2a
7asc per ID net, with few extra shade higher;
most sales of good Hogs at 7'tsc. Common Hogs
are very hard to sell even below the lowest quota
ton. Receipts 6,020 head.
GEoRG sTowN CATTLE MARKET August s.
112 Cattle sold as follows: Best 4Aa4ihc good
4a41ac; medium 31ba4c; common 2lAs3l9. $50
Sheep and Lambs were offered, all of which
sold at 2laa31hc for the former and at 2a61 pc for
the latter Calves sold at 4laa5. 10 Cows and
Calves brought S20a$40 The market for all
kinds of stock was brisk.